Human Rights Watch World Report 2016
World Report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2015, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in focus.
In his keynote essay, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth details how fear drove global developments of 2015. Fears of terror attacks and potential impact of refugee influx led to a scaling back of rights in Europe...
From: HumanRightsWatch
Related topics : social media impact on politics / social media help
REVOLUTION: The Role Of Social Media In Transforming Ideas And Movements
Filmmaker and activist Jehane Noujaim heads up a collection of revolutionaries from the front lines of Egypt and beyond. They'll explore the role of social media and the increasingly fluid dissemination of ideas and insights in sparking and sustaining change in the world—and discuss how these new dynamics will affect the next chapter of activism.
From: TEDPartners
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Why Men Are Ruining OpenSocial and Data Portability
OpenSocial, Cavemen and Data Portability: Why Men are Ruining OpenSocial. Social Networking is often more social when women are involved. (find out why). Should women manage the social media data portability movement?
From: TechnologyGoddess
Related topics : social network data portability / manage social media
Zimbabwe pastor's social media movement for change
In just a few months, Evan Mawarire has become a symbol of hope for thousands of Zimbabweans dissatisfied with the direction their country has taken.
From: CNN
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Impact 99 - Christine McLeod - Human Resources Social Media Event
Impact 99 - Christine McLeod - Human Resources Social Media Event
http://impact99.ca/
Impact99 is a revolutionary movement in Canada with a
bold vision, which is to be the catalyst that drives Human
Resources in Canada to embrace and integrate social
technology into the workplace, creating higher engagement
and stronger business performance.
Just imagine the impact of bringing together 99 outstanding business and HR leaders, thinkers and innovators under one roof for a full day...
From: impactgreatness
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Executive Education
The Excutive Education program at the Monterey Institute recently hosted a 2-day innovative course on Harnessing the Power of Social Media, Youth Movements and Dynamic Markets.
The course was taught by renowned author and activist, Reza Aslan and Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley. They focused on social media and how to use it to successfully promote an organization or cause.
The students and leaders in attendance say they gained invaluable knowledge from this course.
For more information on...
From: Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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Social movements in Brazil push for democratization of the media
The National Forum for the Democratization of the Media, composed of dozens of civil society organizations, is leading the battle to promote a regulation framework for the communications sector in Brazil. The social movements say there is a need for diversity and pluralitaity in media and that the monopolistic concentration of media must be ended. teleSUR http://multimedia.telesurtv.net/v/brasil-ong-trabajan-por-la-democratizacion-de-la-comunicacion-en/
From: teleSUR English
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